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Success Story: Park City peak performers

February 3, 2016 It’s hard to top the commutes of Great Lakes Culinary Institute alumni Jared Pontius and Jeromy Stanley. Executive chefs at on-mountain restaurants in Park City, Utah, both ride chairlifts and slopes to their kitchens each day. “There...

Success Story: Students take on Civil War memorials restoration

October 11, 2017 NMC welding students Andrew DuBois and Michael StolarczykSome NMC welding students are getting a dose of American history on top of this semester’s classes. They’re helping to restore Civil War markers placed on the graves of Union Army...

Success Stories: Region’s brightest becoming Hawk Owls

May 29, 2019 Long known as a smart financial choice, NMC is increasingly simply the smart choice, as determined by students well-positioned to know best. So far, 13 valedictorians and 3 salutatorians from northern Michigan’s Class of 2019 have been admitted to...

Success story: Maritime alumna leads Beaver Island Boat Co.

April 6, 2016 By the calendar, spring arrived two weeks ago, but for Great Lakes Maritime Academy alumna Margo Marks, it sailed in today. This morning the Emerald Isle picked up passengers at Charlevoix for the Beaver Island Boat Co.’s first voyage of the...

Success Story: Park City peak performers

February 3, 2016 It’s hard to top the commutes of Great Lakes Culinary Institute alumni Jared Pontius and Jeromy Stanley. Executive chefs at on-mountain restaurants in Park City, Utah, both ride chairlifts and slopes to their kitchens each day. “There...

Success Story: Students take on Civil War memorials restoration

October 11, 2017 NMC welding students Andrew DuBois and Michael StolarczykSome NMC welding students are getting a dose of American history on top of this semester’s classes. They’re helping to restore Civil War markers placed on the graves of Union Army...

Success Stories: Region’s brightest becoming Hawk Owls

May 29, 2019 Long known as a smart financial choice, NMC is increasingly simply the smart choice, as determined by students well-positioned to know best. So far, 13 valedictorians and 3 salutatorians from northern Michigan’s Class of 2019 have been admitted to...

Success story: Maritime alumna leads Beaver Island Boat Co.

April 6, 2016 By the calendar, spring arrived two weeks ago, but for Great Lakes Maritime Academy alumna Margo Marks, it sailed in today. This morning the Emerald Isle picked up passengers at Charlevoix for the Beaver Island Boat Co.’s first voyage of the...

Cheering on OOPS & Construction Technology!

NMC Community, I want to share with the NMC community an exciting update on the Pitch for the Trades Competition. You may have heard bits and pieces of this story during the October 10th Professional Development Day, but I’d like to fill you in on the details.  Our...

Possible Benzie County annexation initiative

Dear NMC community:  I have an important development to share with you.  A group known as Best Benzie, comprising dedicated Benzie County residents, is actively exploring the possibility of Benzie County joining the NMC district through an annexation vote that could...

In Memoriam: Dr. Kari Kahler

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the Aug. 12 passing of Dr. Kari Kahler, a cherished member of our Northwestern Michigan College community for more than 40 years. Many of you knew she had been fighting cancer for several months. Today, we remember her...

HLC Accreditation Update

Good morning NMC community, I am pleased to share an important update regarding the college's accreditation cycle, including results from the recent mid-cycle assurance review. As you know, in 2019 NMC started on an Open Pathway to maintain accreditation with the...

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